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We know defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh is expected to sign a six-year, $114 million contract with the Dolphins, with $60 million guaranteed. In fact, he’ll likely sign today. But what are the chances he stays with the Dolphins for the entire six seasons and gets this contract’s full value? Not good. At some point in the future, maybe after the third or fourth season, this deal will be re-visited. That doesn’t mean Suh won’t be in a Dolphins uniform for six years. It just means it’s doubtful he’ll be with the Dolphins for multiple seasons with annual cap hits of $20 million or more, which will happen at some point in this contract. In 2020, when Suh...

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Posing for cameras following his celebratory news conference, Ndamukong Suh tried on a Miami Dolphins cap, shook his head and removed it. "Too small," he said. The man is large. His new contract is, too. Suh, the 305-pound heavyweight in this...

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The free agency frenzy, trading outbreak and stunning retirements of the first day of the NFL's business year gave way to one headliner Wednesday: Ndamukong Suh. Miami signed the All-Pro defensive tackle and top prize in this year's free agent crop to a...

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The Miami Dolphins have reportedly won the Ndamukong Suh sweepstakes.
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Ndamukong Suh appears set to hit the free-agent market.
According to multiple reports, including one on the Detroit Lions' official website, the team has decided not to use the franchise tag on Suh, meaning one of the most dominant defensive linemen in...

In the end, the money was just too much. The Detroit Lions will not use the franchise tag on all-pro defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, the team announced Monday morning, paving the way for him to become an unrestricted free agent if a long-term deal...

It's an obscene amount of money, almost Roger Goodell-like, and when you suggest giving it to a defensive lineman, even one as good as Ndamukong Suh, most pundits and others across the NFL shake their head in disbelief. "I just don't think you...